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Gualtiero Jacopetti(1919-2011)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Editor
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Gualtiero Jacopetti
Two documentary filmmakers go back in time to the pre-Civil War American South, to film the slave trade.
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Goodbye Uncle Tom (1971)
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Gualtiero Jacopetti was born on 4 September 1919 in Barga, Tuscany, Italy. He was a writer and director, known for A Dog's Life (1962), Goodbye Uncle Tom (1971) and The World Is a Wonderful Show (1975). He was married to Jolanda Kaldaras. He died on 17 August 2011 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
BornSeptember 4, 1919
DiedAugust 17, 2011(91)
BornSeptember 4, 1919
DiedAugust 17, 2011(91)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

A Dog's Life (1962)
A Dog's Life
6.2
  • Writer
  • 1962
Goodbye Uncle Tom (1971)
Goodbye Uncle Tom
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1971
The World Is a Wonderful Show (1975)
The World Is a Wonderful Show
6.7
  • Writer
  • 1975
Women of the World (1963)
Women of the World
5.5
  • Writer
  • 1963

Credits

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Writer

  • Operazione ricchezza
    • written by
    • 1985
  • John Alcott, Riz Ortolani, Juan Manuel Fangio, Hugh Hudson, Gualtiero Jacopetti, and Peter Taylor in Fangio: Una vita a 300 all'ora (1980)
    Fangio: Una vita a 300 all'ora
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • The World Is a Wonderful Show (1975)
    The World Is a Wonderful Show
    6.7
    • written by
    • 1975
  • Goodbye Uncle Tom (1971)
    Goodbye Uncle Tom
    6.4
    • written by
    • 1971
  • Africa addio (1966)
    Africa addio
    7.0
    • Writer (as Jacopetti)
    • 1966
  • Women of the World (1963)
    Women of the World
    5.5
    • commentary
    • 1963
  • A Dog's Life (1962)
    A Dog's Life
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1962
  • The Joy of Living (1961)
    The Joy of Living
    6.5
    • idea
    • 1961
  • World by Night (1960)
    World by Night
    6.2
    • commentary
    • 1960
  • European Nights (1959)
    European Nights
    6.6
    • writer
    • 1959

Director

  • Operazione ricchezza
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Un'idea della pace
    • Director
    • 1985
  • The World Is a Wonderful Show (1975)
    The World Is a Wonderful Show
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Goodbye Uncle Tom (1971)
    Goodbye Uncle Tom
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Africa addio (1966)
    Africa addio
    7.0
    • Director (as Jacopetti)
    • 1966
  • Mondo Cane 2 (1963)
    Mondo Cane 2
    5.7
    • Director (as Jacopetti)
    • 1963
  • Women of the World (1963)
    Women of the World
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1963
  • A Dog's Life (1962)
    A Dog's Life
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1962

Editor

  • Operazione ricchezza
    • Editor
    • 1985
  • Goodbye Uncle Tom (1971)
    Goodbye Uncle Tom
    6.4
    • Editor
    • 1971
  • Africa addio (1966)
    Africa addio
    7.0
    • Editor (as Jacopetti)
    • 1966
  • Women of the World (1963)
    Women of the World
    5.5
    • Editor
    • 1963
  • A Dog's Life (1962)
    A Dog's Life
    6.2
    • Editor
    • 1962

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Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Jacopetti
  • Born
    • September 4, 1919
    • Barga, Tuscany, Italy
  • Died
    • August 17, 2011
    • Rome, Lazio, Italy(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Jolanda KaldarasJune 1955 - 1964 (annulled)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

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    A notorious playboy in his early years, the Italian journalist also maintained a lurid past. He once seduced an under aged gypsy girl despite the armed resistance of her gypsy tribe. He was also once sentenced to three months in a Hong Kong jail for for the abduction of two under aged Chinese girls.

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